Return of AADAO ATOM LP to Cosmos Hub Community Pool

Amount: 555,400 ATOM Date: October 2, 2026 Governing Proposals: Proposal 800 Proposal 805 Proposal 823 Proposal 880 Proposal 950 AADAO Proposal A176 I. Executive Summary On September 10, 2026, 555,400 ATOM was returned to the Cosmos Hub Community Pool, consisting of the original 450,000 ATOM allocated to AADAO and approximately 105,000 ATOM of accrued stATOM staking yield. The final deposit completed a process that began in March 2025. The assets were recovered in full. However, the length and complexity of the process exposed material weaknesses in the governance and custody framework for Community Pool assets. Three issues drove the delay: • No enforceable offboarding mechanism. AADAO wound down without a defined process, accountable owner, or fallback authority for returning Community Pool assets. • Fragmented governance instructions. Multiple proposals modified or redirected the same position without clearly superseding prior instructions, creating uncertainty over the authorized destination of the assets. • Custody depended on former personnel. Execution remained dependent on a four-of-seven multisig controlled by individuals who…

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